Matthew J. Rossiter

Matthew J. Rossiter has been practicing law since 1994. He focuses his practice on civil litigation, probate administration and estate planning. He represents trustees, personal representatives, beneficiaries and heirs in all areas of fiduciary litigation, including will and trust contests. In addition, he has extensive experience representing business owners and individuals in general civil and personal injury litigation.

Mr. Rossiter received his undergraduate degree in business administration/finance from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In 1994, he received his law degree from Saint Louis University School of Law. He serves on the St. Louis County Probate Advisory Committee and is a past Chair of the Steering Committee for the BAMSL Probate and Trust Section.

Mr. Rossiter is a frequent speaker at seminars on fiduciary litigation, probate administration and estate planning, and was published in The St. Louis Bar Journal (Representing Claimants in Probate Estates: Bad Things Can Happen to Good Lawyers. Fall, 2003).

Mr. Rossiter received the Outstanding Young Lawyer Award for 2005 from the St. Louis County Bar Association. He is a member of the Lawyers Association of St. Louis, the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, the St. Louis County Bar and the Illinois State Bar.

Areas of Practice:

Estate and Fiduciary Litigation
Personal Injury Litigation
Estate Planning
Probate Administration
General Civil Litigation

Bar Admissions:

Missouri, 1994
Illinois, 1995
United States District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, 1994

Education:

Saint Louis University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri, 1994
J.D.
Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1990
B.S., B.A.
Major: Finance

Honors and Awards:

Outstanding Young Lawyer, St. Louis County Bar Association, 2005

Recipient, E.A. Mellinger Foundation Scholarship
1986-1990, 1991-1994

Publication:

The St. Louis Bar Journal, Fall 2003: Representing Claimants in Probate Estates: Bad Things Can Happen to Good Lawyers

Seminar Speaker:

2008 – Update on the Law – Fiduciary Litigation, Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
2007 - Update on the Law – Fiduciary Litigation, Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
2006 - Fiduciary Litigation (Moderator), Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
2005 - Last Minute Estate Planning, Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
2003 - Choice of Document: Trust or Will, Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
2002 - Representing Personal Representatives and Conservators, The Missouri Bar
2002 - Administering the Guardianship and Conservatorship Estate, St. Louis County Bar Association
2001 - Probate for the Living, St. Louis County Bar Association
2000 - Liens in Personal Injury Cases (Moderator), Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis/Lawyers Association of St. Louis

UMKC Annual Law Update - Probate and Trust - 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998

Professional Associations, Memberships and Pro Bono Activities:

Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
Suburban Lawyers Section Chair, 2000-2001
Probate and Trust Steering Committee, Member (Chair 2006)

The St. Louis County Bar
Probate Court Judicial Advisory Committee, 1998-present

City of Maplewood, Missouri
Police Advisory Board, 1998-2003

Birth Information:

Peoria, Illinois, 1968